Director of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
548646 - Director of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Calvary Mater Newcastle
Fixed-Term (5 Years) Part-Time (0.5fte)
- Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
- Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment
- This is a key leadership role responsible for delivering a high-performing, safe, and effective Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry service.
About the role
As the Director of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry you will be responsible for delivering a high-performing, safe, and effective departmental service. This role provides strategic and operational leadership, overseeing the coordination, performance, and continuous improvement of the department. The Director ensures that standards of clinical practice are consistently maintained and aligned with best practice, while fostering a safe and supportive environment for both patients and staff.
In addition, the Director leads and implements change initiatives within the department to achieve agreed clinical, operational, and organizational outcomes.
Your main duties will include:
- Provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure the delivery of a safe, high-quality, and efficient Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry service.
- Lead, support, and develop a multidisciplinary team while fostering a positive, collaborative, and high-performing culture.
- Drive continuous improvement, clinical governance, and service innovation to achieve best-practice outcomes and organisational objectives.
About you
- A primary medical degree registrable by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
- Extensive clinical experience in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry within the public/private hospital field.
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to seek out improvements to service delivery by designing and delivering effective workplace systems.
- Demonstrated ability to transform or enhance the culture within an organisation as well as demonstrated communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills necessary to lead with vision and inspire the commitment of others.
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance to promote quality and safety in health care with experience in and commitment to evidence based best practice
For further information please contact Dr Ralph Gourlay at Ralph.Gourlay@health.nsw.gov
Why work for Calvary?
At Calvary, our staff matter.
With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.
Your benefits:
- NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- Training, development pathways and career opportunities
- Flexible hours that make sense for you
As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.
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Please note the following:
- As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
- You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella (recruiter to delete irrelevant vaccinations)
